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E..L. KEYS.

- V WASHING MACHINE. N0. 274,946. V Patented Apr. 3,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

ERASWUS L. KEYS, 0F MUNGIE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO MUNGIE WASHING MACHINECOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPEC'IIEIGA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,946, dated April3, 1883.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERAsMUs L. KEYS, ofMuncie, in the county of Delaware and State of Indiana, have invented anew and useful Improvement in \Vashing-Machines, of'which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in washing-machines, and theobjects of my improvement are to improve my old machine, for whichLetters Patent No. 211,746 were issued to me the 28th day of January,1879; and the improvement consists in arranging the mechanism so thatthe rotation of the rollers may be stopped at will without stopping therevolving of the crank or the reciprocating motion of the small rollers;in providing revolving guards at each end of the rollers, and making thebottom of the machine adjustable, so that it will fit the various-sizedtubs. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation with oneguardboard removed. Fig. 2 is an end view. Fig. 3 is a bottom view ofone end of my machine. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views.

Similar letters refer to similarparts throughout the several 'views.

The frame of my machine consists of the end boards, A A, top or handleB, and bottom B. The shaft E extends the full length of the machine andpasses through each end board A, cam-wheel c, clutch a, roller 1), and

, said arm rests.

clutch-wheel b, as shown in Fig.1. The camwheels 0' are firmly securedto the shaft E, so that they turn with it. The clutch a and roller D aremade loose on the shaft, so that it may turn independent of them. Theclutch a has a groove, 1, cut around it, as shown in Fig. 1. In thisgroove the upper ends of the arm 6 work, the said arm being made in a Ushape atthe top, and provided with studs e, which project outward, andon which the The said studs 6 work in the notches on the top of the postd, and the lower part of the arm eextends down through the hollow insaid post and through the end of the elbowf, most clearly shown in Fig.4 by dotted lines. The said elbow is pivoted by a Application filed July3, 1882. (No model.)

screw,j", passing down through the foot of post 0 and said elbow, sothatthe elbowmay be easily moved, as indicated by the dotted lines inFig. 4. This elbowf extends through the slot 0 in the end board A, andengages in the lower end of the lever g, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Thesaid lever is pivoted to the end board A by a screw, as shown, so thatwhen the lever stands as shown in Fig. 2 the machine is in gear and therollers revolve with the shaft, and when the lever is pulled over, asshown by thedotted lines in Fig. 2, the clutch a. is slid back from theclutch-wheel b,'as shown in Fig. 1, and the rollers are thrown out ofgear, so that they will not revolve. The guard-boards L are eachprovided at their inner edges with a small roller, 8, which are securedtothe said boards by two small castings, s, which are provided with asmall stud, s, as shown in Fig. 5. This stud is inserted in a hole inthe end of the rollers, so that they may revolve when the clothingpresses against them in passing through the machine.

The adjustable bottom consists of the ratchet-bar t', T-head i, board1', and keyj. The ratchet-bar i is secured to the bottom B. The T-headt" works in a slot in the said bar 2', and is secured to the board '5,all as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The outer end of the board '5 isprovided with a slot,j. Through this slot, and through a similar slot inthe board B, the keyj is secured, which holds the said board t' firmlyto the bottom B, as shown in Figs. 1,2, and 3.

It is well understood by those familiar with my first patent, and it maybe seen in Fig. 1, that the revolving of the crank E will cause areciprocating motion of the upper rollers, 0, across the top of theroller D. This is caused by the cam-wheels 0, (only one being shown inFig. 1,) which are placed at each end of the roller D, and work againstthe downward-projecting ends of the cross-bar h. It will therefore beseen that the only new features of this invention are the adjustablebottom, revolving guards, and the feed-governing device.

I theref0re claim the following as new and and lever g, whereby thesmall rollers may be desire to secure the same by Letters Patent:reciprocated without; turning the main roller,

In a washing-machine, the loose roller D, substantially as set forth.

shaft Ream-wheels c0,rollers G,l)earings for ERASMUS L. KEYS. 5 thesame, as described, and cross-bar h, rig- Witnesses:

idly attached to said hearings, in combina- H. J. LOOKHART tion with theclutch a, arm 0, post d, elbowf, JOHN S. ELLIS.

